Package org.kiwiproject.beta.base.process

Class ProcessHelpers

java.lang.Object

org.kiwiproject.beta.base.process.ProcessHelpers

@Beta
public final class ProcessHelpers
extends Object

Utilities to execute a command using a ProcessHelper.

These static methods could be considered for addition to kiwi's ProcessHelper. They would be instance methods inside ProcessHelper. Static versions of the methods could also be added to kiwi's Processes class (which contains only static utilities), and then the instance methods in ProcessHelper would delegate, thereby providing two ways to use this. Using ProcessHelper is more friendly to testing since it can easily be mocked.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static ProcessResult	execute(org.kiwiproject.base.process.ProcessHelper processHelper, List<String> command)	Execute command with timeout of 5 seconds.
static ProcessResult	execute(org.kiwiproject.base.process.ProcessHelper processHelper, List<String> command, int timeout, TimeUnit timeoutUnit)	Execute command with the given timeout.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

execute

public static ProcessResult execute(org.kiwiproject.base.process.ProcessHelper processHelper,
                                    List<String> command)

Execute command with timeout of 5 seconds.

Implementation Note:

See the implementation note in execute(ProcessHelper, List, int, TimeUnit).

execute

public static ProcessResult execute(org.kiwiproject.base.process.ProcessHelper processHelper,
                                    List<String> command,
                                    int timeout,
                                    TimeUnit timeoutUnit)

Execute command with the given timeout.

Implementation Note:

This uses CompletableFuture to ensure we time out even if the stdout or stderr blocks, which according to the Process docs, can at least theoretically happen. For example, if someone gives the command ls -laR / to list all files in the filesystem, it will probably take quite a long time.